About This Text
Author: Rabbenu Manoach
Composed: Provence, France, c.1290 – c.1350 CE
This partial commentary on the Mishneh Torah seeks to find the sources for Rambam's decisions and to defend them against the critiques of Raavad. The importance of this work is both shown and augmented by the many times it is quoted by Rabbi Yosef Karo, the author of Shulchan Arukh.